At least nine people were injured in a stampede after a rush to board a train at Bandra railway station in Mumbai on Sunday morning, a civic official said.
The incident took place at 5.56 am on platform number one at the Bandra Terminus as there was a rush to board train 22921 Bandra-Gorakhpur Express, PTI reported quoting the official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said.
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The empty Antyodaya Express, having all 22 general class coaches, "was being backed on platform no.1" at around 2.45 am, as per the railway sources.
Things got out of hand when passengers, who had queued up while waiting for the train, tried to board it when it was taken on the platform from the yard with doors of the coaches locked from inside, they said.
All the injured persons were rushed to the Bhabha Hospital. The incident reportedly took place due to the heavy rush amid the Diwali holidays.
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Those injured have been identified as Shabhir Abdul Rehman (40), Parmeshwar Sukhdar Gupta (28), Ravindra Harihar Chuma (30), Ramsevak Ravindra Prasad Prajapati (29), Sanjay Tilakram Kangay (27), Divyanshu Yogendra Yadav (18), Mohammad Shareef Shaikh (25), Indrajith Sahani (19) and Noor Mohammad Shaikh (18), the official said.
{{/usCountry}}Those injured have been identified as Shabhir Abdul Rehman (40), Parmeshwar Sukhdar Gupta (28), Ravindra Harihar Chuma (30), Ramsevak Ravindra Prasad Prajapati (29), Sanjay Tilakram Kangay (27), Divyanshu Yogendra Yadav (18), Mohammad Shareef Shaikh (25), Indrajith Sahani (19) and Noor Mohammad Shaikh (18), the official said.
{{/usCountry}}The video of the incident, where hundreds of desperate passengers can be seen rushing to catch the train, went viral on social media as the tragic incident unfolded.
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Visuals also showed blood on the floor and injured being taken on stretchers by Railway Police personnel and other passengers.
Another viral video showed a Railway cop taking an injured passenger on his shoulder.
In view of the upcoming Diwali and Chhath festivals, a large number of people planning to go to their native places had reached the Bandra Terminus where several passengers rushed to board the unreserved train when it was being brought on a platform, according to sources.
(With inputs from agencies)